Wisdom and Grace

I must admit, I do not like to openly share my thoughts and ideas with just anyone. Believe it or not, you can't have a truly honest and open dialogue with most people. Feelings get in the way, a judgment evolves, or you turn and watch smoke billow up from behind you as a bridge unfortunately burns.

However there are exceptions to that sad truth. One exception is Mary Scott. Mary is the Executive Director of Graphic Design at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco and one of the most beautiful people I have ever met. Mary's enthusiasm, excitement, and honesty is refreshing in ways unimaginable. When I decided to get serious about this project, I knew she would be one of the first people I would begin my conversations with.

Over the years we have had amazing conversations about politics, sexuality, religion, race, and design. Mary possesses a lifetime of wisdom and insight into all things design, and she has been a voice for change and diversity in the design community.

Recently I met with Mary to illustrate my concept and gain her insights on what the design community has done with respect to the topic of diversity over the years. We also discussed the beauty of what it means to be "colored". Not simply that of skin color, but we discussed what it means to be "colored" by opinion, the media, experiences.

More to come from the graceful and wise Mary Scott.

Image by Jean-Marc Lubrano